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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02
From Ophir.

OpuIR. March 22, lSS7,-The weather II
lively. the roads are fine and everybody
feels happy in the thought that grim WIN
ter has AT last gotten move on himsei'
and crawled away TO the Ice bound regions
whence he came
our merchants are filling up their stores
in anticipation of heavy trade the com
ING season, and we believe that their ex
pectations will be realized,
Miss Kate McGrath, of Freedom, Wa'
the guest of Miss Campbell few days the
pas, week. 49,,
lanes Garland smiles like huge sun
flower, and You and tumble TO H. its
because he beat Harry up In Dekaib; ms
IL what makes him feel rs big AS W. IA
Vanderbilt,
George Gaher and sister, Of Wallace, were
IN. guests of Miss Crawford last Saturda.
and did not return home until Tuesday
evening. George says IL Is the longest Lent
tina, he ever spent. Only three more weeks
George
Thomas Landers of our berg vas visiting
In Wallace last Sunday.
Last Sunday fell the heaviest snow OF
the season. Such storm rs this In an
cient times would be called maple sugar
coat. One would not think there were
much sugar in II at present, II ne sa" 'h h,,
grim looks Of some vi our-wel!, we Will
say prophets.
George Beckwith has gone to Iowa 70
purchase him farm.
Another wedding soon. Now who dc
you suppose II can be;
The dance AT Mr., Owens on 81. Patrick i
evening was a grand success There were
about thirty couple present--all reported
good time. Music by MIR, Edward Brady
Bernard Brady Is home for "A few weeks
vacation from his school duties In the Ma
perville Normal Academy.
If the weather men will only keep right
on predicting warmer weather and have
a little patience, they'll hit II about the
fourth of July.
Mrs. Fred Lawrence was the guest OF
her sister, Mrs. Smurr, Of Ottawa, the past
week. You AND |.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02

This house may be cheap or expensive,
to suit the taste and means Of the owner.
A very good piggery is shown in the ac-
companying illustrations, sketches of
which were furnished by an Iowa CORE
spondent, to The American Agricultur-
ist The building, a prospective view of
which is given in fig. |, is twenty feet
wide and may be made rs long as neces-
sary to accommodate the number ofswine
to be kept. Yet it is not advisable to keep
too large a number in one house; when
more than seventy or seventy-tive are to
be raised it is advisable to build additional
houses.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02

Take two glasses tclGret glasses for eT-
ample), Of exactly the same diameter ut the
rim, and immcrss them in pail OF water.
Before removing them from the liquid, place
them rim 10 rim so that both shall remain fun
Of watcr. ma shown in the figure, We shall
thus have two gi.SseS full OF water and con-
tanning no air 1t will now be easy, by act
ing with caution, TO separate them slightly
% a. 70 leave small space between their
edges Now take third glass containing
wine, and pour the latter, drop by drop on
the foot Of the upper glass and allow 1t 70
spread over the latters surface. Upon reach
ing the line OF separation, the wine, Instead OF
continuing It's descent will be seen to enter in
streainlets between the two glasses and rise
slowly in the upper one, owing 10 the differ
ence in density Of the wine and water. 1t Is
possible in this way to color the water in the
upper glass entirely red without tingeing that
In the lower one.
Tho wine keeps to the upper glass through
the action Of capillarity, and rises therein, as
before stated, by reason of the difference IN
density OF the two liquids. We must add
that the two glasses should be placed on
tray, or something of the kind, in order that
the excess of win. may he caught, since con-
siderable trickles down the lower glass, while
but fraction of it rises in the upper one.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02

FIG. INSIDE PLAN OF pIGGEEY.

\ width of 20 feet admits of central
alleyway 4 feet wide, and pens 8 feet
wide on each side of it, as seen in Fig. 2.
Each SOW should have two pens u by y
feet, one to sleep in and the other for use
during daytime. The long outside walls
are feet high, with door for each pen
leading into an outside inclosurc, II by
ii feet The center posts are feet high.
Over each pen and under the center roof
are small windows to admit light and air.
One or two of the pens may be used for
storing corn and bran. From a never fail
ing well. situated on higher ground O
short distance away, water is conveyed
into the house in pipes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02

To ascertain if white head has been adulter-
ated by permanent white or sulphate or
buryta-the commonest adulterant, boil a
small quantity of it in glass test tube with
nitric acid diluted with an equal measure OF
water. The white lead dissol,es, but the
baryta remains as a white residue. This
should he allowed to settle, the clear liquid
poured Off and the deposit again treated with
nitric acid and then boiled with water.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02
Facts Worth Knowing.

One thousand women own and manage
farms in Iowa.
All fowls that feather slowly are, it is
claimed, hardy.
Too large pots account for many fail
ures in flower culture.
The Herefords have proven popular
breed on the western cattle ranches
Progressive growers no longer feed lit
tie chicks an exclusive diet of corn meal.
Fine butter is luxury and will always
command good price in every city mar
ket.
The Augusta Rattlesnake water melon
is favorably known in both northern and
southern markets.
Tomato, cabbage and other tender
plants are often saved ut time of trans
planting by dipping the roots into manure
water and rich earth mixed to about the
consistency of thin mush.
Profitable culture requires that care be
taken in setting out plants to give sunny
exposure to whatever delights in heat and
sunshine, reserving partially shaded spots
to plants that will thrive in the shade.
No lawn can be long maintained in good
order without successive rolling. Now
ing alone will not secure good bottom
without that compression which the roller
tends TO give. Rolling ought to he done
early, before the ground becomes dry.
W. ID. Philbrck believes that soaking
seeds, as Il rule, does more harm than
good. He says; THE only chemical stuffs
that have proved useful, so far as know,
are the blue vitriol TO destroy germs of
smut, strychnine TO destroy crows and
blackbirds and smearng of tar on corn
seed for protection from these birds
William Crozier, New York, says: 81
estimate the average value Of mangel for
feeding stock to be 81 per ton, or fl20 per
acre; two tons-the average crop Of hay
would he only $50 per acre. The seed,
manure and cultivation Of q crop of man.
gels need not exceed $50 per acre at the
utmost, leaving clear profit of $40 per
acre over the labor"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02

A. Oemler in some very sound advice
given to truck farmers OF the south,
furnishes directions that may be safely
followed in any locality where vegetable
and strawberry plants are grown. Fol
lowing are some of his suggestions: In
transplanting such plants rs the straw
berry, the iibrous roots should be opened
out as much as possible, while the root of
the tap rooted plant, rs the cabbage, beet,
ETC., should be placed regularly up and
down and not bent upon itself. If such
root is bent, the nutritive matter In de-
scendng from the boxes will be inter
rupted at the bend, and new rootlets will
be slow to appear beyond it. In trans
planting, the soil ought to be uniformly,
but not harshly, pressed to the roots their
entire length, from the extreme lower
point upward.
With the exception of asparagus, horse
radish, onions and such plants as emit
new roots along the lower portion OF the
stem, as tomatoes, cabbage, etc, IL Is
a safe rule to put down the plant to the
depth of which it originally grew, In
sandy soil il sometimes becomes necessary,
in Il drought. during an entire transplant
ing season, TO water the plants after they
are set out. In this case the watered
surface should be covered with dry SOIL TO
prevent baking
Ina loose. fine. light soil, free from sticks,
stones, pebbles, etc, the hand alone IL
often used in transplanting on small
scale, but either the planting stick or
dibble. or the trowel, is preferable. The
trowel is the safer implement in the
hands of an unskilled workman. In using
the dibble, it is thurst into the soil to
at least the full depth ut which the plant
is to be inserted. the hole is then widened
by a rotary motion of the Implement.
To insert the plant properly, it is held
between the thumb and the index finger
Of the left hand, and thus placed in the
hole; the dibble is then plunged into the
ground two or three inches from the plant,
in n direction with its point toward ana Il
little below the end of the root. The en-
craving, taken from Truck Farming,
shows the hole made by the dibble with
the root of the plant within il. The dib-
bic is thrust into the ground, ready to fix
the root in place. by using the point Gp as
fulcrum and moTing the hunfle OF the
dibblc from b to the soil will be pressed
to the root for It's entire length from to
e. If this be done with sufficient force, 1t
will fix the delicate plant firmly in the
soil. If, on the other hand, the dibble Is
inserted perpendicu!ally or parallel with
the plant instead OF AZ an angle, or if II be
partly withdrawn before the movement
from b to is completed, the soil
will only he pressed to the root at the top,
leaving its more important part loosely
suspended i'll an open excavation OF the
soil.
Planting proceeds most conveniently
from left to right. When the trowel is
employed the operation is the same, ex-
cept that the implement is inserted III
front of the plant instead of at its side.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02

Some doubt is thrown upon the cavern
theory" of the minor earthquakes by the pub
Iicntion of Prof. O'Reillys catalogue Of
British earthquakes and its accompanying
map The data show that during the period
embraced in the view, Ireland has been less
subject to earthquakes than England and
Wales. In the face of this revelation is the
fact that Ireland is remarkably and Excess
sively undermined by cayernous formations,
SO that if they really give rise to earthquake
shocks, it should have suffered more from
them than any other country represented
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02
From Ransom.

RANSOM, March 23.-The Ransom school
closed Friday, and in the evening the
pupils gave an exhibition In the NJ. +.
church. The programme was composed
of songs, declamations, dialogues, &c.
There was not break in the programme,
everything passing of nicely. At its close
James Crangle stepped forward, and in be
half of the pupils presented Mr.. Beach
with nicely bound volume of Shakes.
peare's works. Mr.. Beach returned thanks
In an appropriate manner. Saturday Miss
Phillips left for Ottawa, and Monday Mr.
Beach started for Ames, Iowa, to attend
school Their stay here will be long re-
membered.
Miss Mary Ryan, of the Morris Academy
and Miss Emma Schoenlabor, af the Nor,
NAL, spent few days at home last week.
The programme of the Literary Society
Saturday night was: Instrumental solo,
Miss Mary Ryan; declarations, Beach and
OMara; songs by the Misses Mclntyres,
and debate. Question;
ReSolced, That prohibition is the best
way to control the liquor traffic, Atlrma,
tive: Beach, Transeau and Rich; negative
O'Mara, Deegan and Bruce. Decision In
to be held the second Saturday in Novem.
Der.
After spending the winter at his old
home. jim Ryan left for Marcus, Iowa.
Monday. Jim says Illinois is a good place
TO go into winter quarters.
NJ. j. Mcintyre and sister Sadie spent
Sunday with friends in Rutland.
Miss Nellie Crangle closed her school In
Otter Creek Friday. She will teach In the
same place this summer
Johnnie Ryan is suffering from a severe
attack of lung fever DIR. Brown Is attend
Ing him.
w. ii. Mcintyre went to Ottawa 10 at.
tend meeting of the Board of Supervisors
Twenty five couples attended party al
Mr.. John Ryan's Thursday evening, and
had merry time, dancing and singing
until late hour. SCRIpToR.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02

Recent accounts make it appear that pull
verified steatite is coming into use quite salts
factorily as n finish or covering for walls and
ceilings. 1t is simply soapstone; it takes a
high polish, is pearl gray III tint, is said to
present the best possible surface for painting,
either In oil or water color, and, what is very
desirable, will neither crack nor chip. 1t Is
claimed for it that it is n non conductor and
non absorbent; that it can be washed with
out injury; nails can be driven into it with
out damage; when subject to heat, moisture
and chemical fumes, it gives no SMELL and it
does not turn yellow with age 1t is thought
to be specially adapted for hospitals, fac
tories, cellars, markets, etc.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02
Cultivation of the Peach.

While the peach can be successfully
cultivated out of doors anywhere south of
AZ degrees north latitude and under an
altitude of 5000 feet. yet it is not sure
crop north of 10 degrees. But south OF
this, even to Florida and Texas, it flour
ishes with the greatest luNuriance. The diff
ference of latitude must determine to con-
siderable extent She value of variety, yet
experience has proven that some varieties
DO well wherever the peach will succeed at
all These varieties are justly regarded
as most valuable for general cultivation.
Pre-eminent among these barrier sorts
stand the Crawfords and Nixon, high
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
FEEDING RATloNS FOR MlLcH COWS.
HORSES THAT WILL SELL.

Directions for building n Convenient and
Economical PiGgery-Hints Worthy Of
Consideration wherever Vegetables Are
Grown, Either for Home or Market.
When plants are removed from the soil
In which the seed terminated, consider
able shock IL experienced unless great care
Is exercised In transplantins them to their
new bed. The important operation OF
transplanting is properly performed when
the equilibrium between the functions OF
the roots and the leaves Is soonest re-es-
tablished. II plants are transplanted to a
wet and particularly heavy soil, the part
pressed TO the roots will bake and con-
tract, leaving open spaces near the roots.
The earth into which plants are to be
shifted should be freshly dug, as this
seems to encourage an early emission OF
Young rootlets; and it should hc rs fine rs
possible, so that every part Of the roots
may come in contact with soil and
moisture.
II the earth has been freshly stirred
and IL moist enough To allow planting
holes TO be made by the dibble, without
caving In, and the soil il not very sandy,
new roots will soon begin TO grow, ana
the warm soil will push these rapidly for
ward.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02
BIRD BICKFORD,

-ITTOTNtV ~ LtTWs
CTATR OF ILLINOIS la SALE C0TsrY-As, IN
- The circuit court TO JaHe TsrJn. 4. D. 1887.
Thomas Price rs. Marian Price In ChdnceTy.
Affidavit of residence Of Aar6h Price the above
defendant having been filed IN the clerks office OF
the Circuit Court of said county, nonce If therefore
hereby given to the said nonresident defendant that
the complainant filed his bill OF complaint In said
court ON the Chancery side thereof on the ninth day Of
issued out of said court, wherein said suit Is now
pending, returnabe on the second Monday IN the
month Of June next, rs Is by law required.
Now. unless YOU. the said non resident defendant
above named shall personally be ana appear before sd
Circuit Court the first day OF the next term thereo
TO he holden at ottawa in and for the sand county, on
the second Monday in June next and plead answer or
demur 70 the said Compainants bill OF complaint ID.
same and the matters and things therein charged and
stated will BE- taken confessed and decree entered
against you according to the prayer OF sld blli
". ". TAYLOR CLERK.
Ottawa. Illinois, March 9th. 1885,.
BIRD kICkFORD. Compile SOlr marls-4W
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02

CHERIFF'S SALE.-By virtue Of an execution on
y Judgment confessed issued ont OF The clerks Office
of the Circuit Court of La Sale county and state OF IN
nos and u Inc directed. whereby am commanded "a
make the amount OF "A certain Judgment recently Oh
tanned against John Wolfe. in favor Of Matthew Wtt,
out OF lands cneHents goods and chattels OF sat Jon
Wolfe have levied the following real ~ tate 10 Vlt
The Southeast Quarter 90 OF Srction Twenty-hlne
(29) Township Thirty four go North, Range TWO y,
East of the Third Sd) Principal Meridian, IN the eouh
~ Of La sale and State of Illinois.
Therefore according 10 the said command ! shall
and interest OF the above Lamed John Wolfe in and 10
the above described property Saturday. the "a DAY
OF April. 1881. at O'Clock NJ. az the north door Ut
the County Court House. in ottawa, III.
Dated at Ottawa. H.. this Sth day OF March. lss'
l. MORRlSSEI,
uarl2-;w Sheriff Of La Sale county, limos.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02

The methods by which vultures find carrion
il disclosed by their habit OF distributing
themselves like sentinels over wide tracts OF
country Their keen eyes, rs they circle over
miles of territory, scan every object, tele
graphing TO the adjoining sentinel, many
miles away, the discovery of prey. In this
way, during the Crimean war, it is said that
the vultures of northern Africa iiocked In
scores around the contending armies, coming
trpp thousands Of miles.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02
A Convenient Piggery.

Farmers ought to provide for swine
protection from the heat OF summer and
the cold of winter place where the
young pigs can I've fed by themselves, and
where fattening rs well rs breeding stock
may receive proper treatment. a good
pasture in summer and sunny yard In
winter are the best places for pigs the
greater part of the year; but during GER
tain seasons some kind of a house is quite
necessary for swine where most profitable
results are required.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02

certainly feel thankful for the kind recep,
tion and entertainment giyeu by MI ana
Mrs Ball.
Mr. rom Roe Is some better than at the
last writing
A N. Porter has finished his school and
will nut In his time reading law this sum
mer ,,,oa l.,
The Grand Ridge boys were defeated In
a match game Of ball the other day, Boys,
TINT will never do, Why not organize and
show the metal that Is In you, "
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02
Sand Paper Made with Powdered Glass.

Sand paper is at present made with pow
dered glass instead OF sand. Tho American
Artizan tells how it Is done: The glass Is
readily pulverized by heating it red hot and
throwing it into water and finishing the
powdering in an iron mortar. BY the use OF
sleeves Of different sizes Of mesh. the powder
can be separated into various grades, from
the finest dust to very coarse; and these
should be kept separate A strong paper is
tackled down and covered with strong sizo
Of glue, and the surface covered with pow
dered glass OF the desired tneness. When
the glue is dry, the surplus glass Is shaken or
brushed OFF. Muslin is better than paper and
lasts much longer in use
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02
types OF the white and yellow varieties,

W lNN w WV 't' sN'N'
respectively,
4 diversity OF opinion exists among In
telligent growers in regard TO the height
of the head OF a peach tree, or rather at
what height the head should DO Allowed
to bcg,n TO form. The arguments adj
vanccd by advocates Of low heads are two;
First, that the fruit is nearer the ground
and more easily picked; second, that the
low heads withstand the storms better
and are not so easily blown down, Grow
ers opposed TO low heads claim that the
lower branches die for want of sufficient
mir and sunshine, and that low heads pre-
vent convenient cultivation. j. A. Full
ton, well known authority in the peach
growing district Of Delaware, thinks three
feet the proper height from which TO start
the head as this admits Of room enough
to cultivate around the trees with Il mule
or low horse
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02
Origin of Comets.

While agreeing in general with the theory
that comets have their origin beyond the
limits OF the solar system Professor Daniel
Kirkwood finds proof he AYERS, that some OF
those of short periods are minor planets,
whose orbits in the asteruIi zone have been
changed through TIE perturuing influence of
the large planets. The third comet Of 1881
for instance, seems TO have been drawn from
the Asteroids 10y Jupiter IN May, 1910.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02
ryECITToRS SALE OF REAL ESTATE.-sTATE
IL of Illinnis La Sale COnntY-ss. "a SdlIe COUNTY

EyECUToR'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE.-STATE
Il of Illinois. La Sale County-ss. IA SAFE County
PROBATE JOWt . !,
the last will and testament of Ansel Waerhous., tr
ceased rs Henry Langley, MaDel Hodgman anu NJ
nerya o. Brien-PeHtoa JOr order 70 seH real eson 10
pay legdCieS. - -,
Public notice IL hereby given that In pursuance OF 4
decree entered by said court IN the above ephced
cause on the 2lst day Of March, :. D. 1857, Isaac
Van Dsren executor Of the Last Will and TESTAMENT OF
Anspi Waterhouse deceased viii. Monday, the 2th
day OF April A. d 1857 at the hour OF eleven O'CLOCK IN
the forenoon of said day. at the south door Of Inc
La Sale sell at public vcndue, TO the highest bidder;
for cash all and singular, the following described re
estate in said decree mentioned. situate In the county
of In sale ard state Of Illinois viz the east hall "a
of block four a. IN Porter's Addition 10 6rsnd kde
in the village Of Grand Ridge for the purpose u pay
ing the legaces mentioned In said Will ,,,,
'e 'N ISAAC T. VAN DOREN,
no,o. uarch 0c,h u 1Ss7-iw Executor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02

In some p rtions Of this state land own.
ere are paying l2i e. 10 cents PEI bushel
for raising corn and oat,, that is, 'ns'ead Of
paying 81 much per month for hired help
they pay this price % the hands, making II
m object for them 10 tend the crops and
get as much out of an acre rs possible
This is N new way 10 hire, but II looks as
II IL might he gm d one.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02

Five bodies taken by a miner from cave
in the Bad Lands Of Dakota and sent 70 the
smithsonian institution, are simply dried up,
not petritied They are, however in re
markable state of preservation. Scientific
men who have seen them say they belong to
a race which existed 1000 years ago. This
will be very important addition to the col
lection OF desiccated bodies now on exhibition
in the national museum.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-02

Miss Olof Rrarsr, the bright little EsQui.
maux laly Who ms delighted m ny tnous-
ands with her spr'ghly e1,ures. has con-
cluded to make Ottawa her tutare home. hav.
ing purchased Capt. SSluner's property in
South Ottawa